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"Friendship protocols, score one!" Nezha thought with a mental fist pump as Sergeant Stanek introduced himself and his group. They were a motley crew, if only because of how much the blue humanoid's appearance clashed against the strict and enclosed armor of these troopers from the 'Empire Peace Division's Fountain Watch'. There was something familiar about these guys, clad in white armor with black details, heavily armed... This was like that... Dataverse? Yeah, Dataverse. This was like that thread in the Dataverse all over again. What was it that Hiro-guy had said; "Technological paradise?" Swiftly assessing the gathered squad plus one, Nezha was inclined to believe that statement. "From what little I remember of guns, those things are impressively techy. Even more so in how they don't seem to have an AT-drive core to power them."
But there was only so much silent thinking one could do while being the focus of a group of people without appearing either exceedingly self-absorbed or just plain rude. "Well then, it's nice to meet you guys," Nezha replied to the introduction. "And I guess, though we could simply have arrived on different sides of the fountain. It's certainly large enough to obscure any view one might have..." Nezha trailed off when he was struck by this sense of... wrongness.
The silence lasted, stretched, and approached the limit of social acceptance before Nezha noticed. Rudeness was kind of a bad idea, but so was looking vulnerable. He didn't remember why he felt that way, but it must have been for a good reason. Right then, take care to not seem so needy. Curiousity was fine but neediness was right out! "I'll tag along since there's nothing more productive to do around here," the young man continued, glancing around. Yep, still the same expanse of whiteness with nothing more than a humongous fountain in the backdrop. The more sharp-minded of the soldiers probably noticed that Nezha's standoff-ish attitude came without any real substance backing it, just another mask. But in a similar fashion Stanek's explanation had said more than the sergeant probably intended. If someone was image conscious enough to employ something like a Peace Division they would not be the only player around. Nezha had an idea for how to get a bit more information out of them, either by speech or by how they reacted. And as he had not been still for too long the still spinning flywheels should be good to go at any time.
So as the eight of them resumed their walk/ride/skate for Coruscant Nezha spent time asking Jayce about anything he could think of with regards to Coruscant. Where is Coruscant? In the aomniverse as it has always been. How do you get there? Through the guarded gate in the Nexus or one on a fortified island in Vasty Deep. What opportunities did a Prime have for work? Nearly all of them, but most of those required a service in the EPD or a similar government organization in order to prove ones loyalty first. It was about ten minutes of this back and forth that Nezha voiced the question he really wanted answered. "So you said that you're all in the Empire Peace Division's Fountain Watch?" He briefly paused to let the rhetorical question sink in. "Now, if someone has a peace division stationed outside of their lands that is a rather good indicator for two things." Bait. "One, they are very keen on their own reputation." Hook. "Two, there are factions in competition, if not outright war, with them. So I'm guessing there are more places like Coruscant and that the Empire is not the only power able to access this place." And pull! "Speaking of which, would you mind telling me about them in more detail?"
But there was only so much silent thinking one could do while being the focus of a group of people without appearing either exceedingly self-absorbed or just plain rude. "Well then, it's nice to meet you guys," Nezha replied to the introduction. "And I guess, though we could simply have arrived on different sides of the fountain. It's certainly large enough to obscure any view one might have..." Nezha trailed off when he was struck by this sense of... wrongness.
The silence lasted, stretched, and approached the limit of social acceptance before Nezha noticed. Rudeness was kind of a bad idea, but so was looking vulnerable. He didn't remember why he felt that way, but it must have been for a good reason. Right then, take care to not seem so needy. Curiousity was fine but neediness was right out! "I'll tag along since there's nothing more productive to do around here," the young man continued, glancing around. Yep, still the same expanse of whiteness with nothing more than a humongous fountain in the backdrop. The more sharp-minded of the soldiers probably noticed that Nezha's standoff-ish attitude came without any real substance backing it, just another mask. But in a similar fashion Stanek's explanation had said more than the sergeant probably intended. If someone was image conscious enough to employ something like a Peace Division they would not be the only player around. Nezha had an idea for how to get a bit more information out of them, either by speech or by how they reacted. And as he had not been still for too long the still spinning flywheels should be good to go at any time.
So as the eight of them resumed their walk/ride/skate for Coruscant Nezha spent time asking Jayce about anything he could think of with regards to Coruscant. Where is Coruscant? In the aomniverse as it has always been. How do you get there? Through the guarded gate in the Nexus or one on a fortified island in Vasty Deep. What opportunities did a Prime have for work? Nearly all of them, but most of those required a service in the EPD or a similar government organization in order to prove ones loyalty first. It was about ten minutes of this back and forth that Nezha voiced the question he really wanted answered. "So you said that you're all in the Empire Peace Division's Fountain Watch?" He briefly paused to let the rhetorical question sink in. "Now, if someone has a peace division stationed outside of their lands that is a rather good indicator for two things." Bait. "One, they are very keen on their own reputation." Hook. "Two, there are factions in competition, if not outright war, with them. So I'm guessing there are more places like Coruscant and that the Empire is not the only power able to access this place." And pull! "Speaking of which, would you mind telling me about them in more detail?"
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